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Tricuspid valve replacement with mechanical prostheses: Short and long-term outcomes.

Xavier RosselloChristian Muñoz-GuijosaElisabet MenaMarta CampreciosAna B MendezXavier BorrasJosep M Padro
Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2017)
In this series of mechanical tricuspid valve replacements in patients with predominately rheumatic heart disease, operative and long-term mortality were increased; however, survivors had significant improvement in their NYHA class and freedom from right heart failure symptoms. Three preoperative factors (age, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease) were independently associated with long-term mortality.
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